Resilient tire.



M. 0.ROGBRS.

I HESILIENT TIRE.

APPLmATloN HLBD AUG. 29. 1910,

1,018,006. Patented Feb. 2o, 1912.

UMTED STATES PATENT' OFFICE.

1uAssn-am'l c. noGERs, or WILLIAMS, oALIIimmIA.

RESILIENT TIRE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application tiled August 29, 1,910. Serial No, 579,507

To all Iwhom it 'may concern;

Be it known that I, MARSHALL C. Romans, citizen of the'v United States, residing at Williams, in the county'of Colusa and State ofCaliioi-nia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Resilient Tires, of which the following is a specification.

This invention pertains to vehicle tires,l

pertinent to com-- and is more especially posite .resilient hollow tires.

The object of this inverl iJn is to' rovide a non-puncturable tire which Willa 0rd the desiredfdegree of resiliency "and be the equivalent in function to the common form of pneumatic tires; 'to provide a'tire coin'- prised of astandard casing in combination with a plurality of members adapted to support the outer casingin a manner substan.

tially as yieldable as an ordinary pneumatic tire; and to provide a vehicle tire which is free from all metallic springs, and lwhich is therefore not liable to beeorneinjured by breakage of any springs, and which does,

not depend uponan air cushion for its resiliency.

The invention consists of the parts construction and combination of parts as hereinafter more fully described and claimed having reference to the accompanying drawings, in which l Figure 1 is a transverse section through the tire andv wheel telly. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the same. Fig. 3 is a perspcctlve view of a sectionalliller.

Fig. l is a perspective v iew of a socket sec-i thereof I employ a segmental filler 6 of arched cross-section, which may be of 'any suitable material. This filler maybe erected of a plurality of segments. A central, depending web, as ridge 7, projects in- *and wa'rdly from below the a'rch of each Asection `Patented Fei). 2o, 1912. I'

6 and the face 8 of this webis adapted to bear upon a spreader foot-plate 9 of which there are a plurality employed inthe wheel,

and-each of which is supported upon a suit-v able bufferor resilient cushion 10.

Eaehbf the several spreader feet-plates 9 is provided with a'small hemispherical knob or projection'9 at the center of its concaved face, and this knob or'. .projection 9' seats itself in la small concavity at thecrown of the resilient. cushion 10.

The rib '7 of the several; segmental fillers.

6 is retained' on top of the spreader or follower plate 9 against excessive lateral movement by `suitable. upwardly projecting 'parallel flanges 8. The top edge of the cup 11 is'oppositelyslotted as at 1l to allow for the clearance of the depending rib 7,-and by this structure when the casing 2 is sub'ected to side strains, as in skidding, the web l will be brought into-l contact with the walls 8 and 1l', respectively, and supported. T hus, I allow an afnple amount of transverse or substantially universal movement of the sectional liller 6 relatively to-the central key blocks 12 so that the easing may rock inde# .pendently of the clencher rim 4 toa certain degree. Th'ese builers or cushions 10,*wliieh may be of rubber'or any other appropriate material and of any suitable and preferred shape, are mounted in cups 11 which are'- formed integrally with, or 'attached to, segf mental blocks 12 which are designed t con forni closely' with the contour of the inner surface 13 of the clencher members 3 of the tire. The blocks l2 therefore, when resting upon the concaved inwardly'extending surfaces 13 of the tire casing 2 form' keys whereby the clencher lips 3 are pressed outwardly' and`into close engagement with the clcnclier flanges 4. A sufficient number of the segmental blocks or keys are. provided to afford a substantially continuous thou rh interrupted sectional ring bearing upon tie faces 13 ofthe casing 2 insuring the positive engagement 'of the casing with-the clencher rings. By this structure it will be seen that fthe expansion of the buffer member l() upliftingithe spreader foot 9 will thrust outwardly the sectional circular filler 6 s ub.-

stantially expanding the hollow casing 2 offirmness an rigidity in the casing 2 the several key blocks, 12 are suitably threaded as at 14,. and are ,adapted to receive a threaded bar 415 which is passed upwardly through the felly and the clencher ring 45 and 7 into the threaded perforation of. the blocks 12. Upon that 'end of the screw which passes intothe socket portion 11 of cups formed thereon,

' firmly the blocks is seated a disk or plate 16 conformin 4closely to the area of the cavity of thesoc et 11, and supporting theresilient buffer 10; thus by turniiigthe sgrew by its polygonal end 17 the screw' advances through, the threads 14 drawing the block 12 down upon the clencher members 3l of the casing, and passinginward y lifts the -supporting plate 16 thus compre 'ng or elevating the resilient cushion 10 .from

Awhich the' pressure 1s transferred to plate 9,

andthence through the annularrib 7 projecting the filler sections 6 outwardly and into firm engagement with the interior surface of the'casing 2. f A lockl nutv18 is provided adjacent'the inner end 17 of the screw 15, and is adapted to firmly secure the bolt or-screw 15 in its adjusted position.

It is desirable to form a` slight exterior concavity or recess 19 in the exterior of the .filler 6 and in this concavit which will be made continuous by the \a utment offthe several sections, I lay o r build up a fibrous lamina 20 which bears against the inner portion of thecasing 2 at the point most subjected to vpressure from the tread portion of the casing 2. -The purpose of this fibrous lamina 20 is to prevent -the abrasion and injury to the ller 6 in the event of the exterior casing 2, becoming excessively warm.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is v1. ,In a vehicle tire, the combination of a flexible, circular continuous casing, having clencher shoulders and .clencher rings adapted to engage-the same, a telly upon which said.. clencher rings vare supported, a plurality of sectional key-blocks having said key blocks hav ing screws passing through the felly whereby the casing is expanded and retained in the cleneher-z rings, and -means .interposed betweeni-the .interior surface of the casing and theV key blocks whereby the casin is resiliently supported, said means including a non-i ,tlatable filler and a cushion suport therefor, said Vfiller having a-centra'lly isposed web on its interior, and said support being inclosed by a key-block cupfand havin a channeled portion to receive .said web e gewise.

c ing 2.' A vehicle tire comprising a hollow circular endless casing a clericher rim adapted to clamp the same, means whereby the casing is expanded into engagementwith the clencher rings, a circular sectional filler of arched cross section mounted within the casing having a centrally disposed web on its inner surface,`and an -adjustably mounted cushion having a channel in which the web is edgewise supported whereby the filler is f projected outwardly against the interior surface of the'casing. v

3. The combination in a vehicle tire of a hollow, flexible endless. casing, clencher members therefor, blocks whereby said casing is expanded into locking engagement with .the clenchers a cup formed upon said blocks, a resilient cushion mounted in said cup, a spreader 'floot resting upon a surface of the resilient cushion, and means com riseach having a.central portion in cont-act with the spreader-.foot whereby the casing.

may be expanded and supported.

4. .The combination. in

members therefor, blocks whereby said casing is ex anded into locking engagement with the c enchers, a cupsfdrmed upon said blocks,- aresilient cushion mounted in said cup, a spreader plate .resting upon a surface of the ,resilient cushion, means comprisin sectional transversely arched' fillers e'ac having a spreaderfoot whereby lthe casing maybe expanded and supported, and a .devicewhereby said cushion member maybe ad# justed within the cup.

sectional, transversely arched -ti 1ers.

a vehicle tire of a hollow, flexible endless casing, clencher central portion in .contact with,l the 4loo.

5. The combination inja vehiclev tire of a hollow, flexible endless oasing,' clenhermembers therefor, keynwhereby vsaid casing is expanded into loc g engagement with the clenchers, a cup formed upon said keys, a resilient cushion mountedin -said cup, a

spreader plate resting upon a surface o f the resilient cushion, means comprising sectional transversely arched llers each having a'central portion in 'contact withthe spreader-foot whereby the `casing maybe expanded 'and supported, a device whereby said cushion member-may 'be adjusted within the cup, said device consistin of a plate upon which the base of the resilient cushion rests, and Aa .screw engagingl threads 1n said expanding keys whereby. t e plate may be advanced within'the cup.

followers supporting the ingand having...projecting inner vsurfaces and yieldin supports for the-followers'- having ohann'e ed portions to receive said webs edgewise., 7 A ltire l.coliilpldnga casing, flexible followers supporting' the interior f the casing,

Said olowers having prajecting Webs aong the Center of their inner surfaceand yielding supports.' for'the. folowers, and footpates between the smpportsy and folowem :and having channeled surfaces i0 reive egewse bhe projecting Webs of said foilowers,

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand 1n the presence of two subscmbmg Wltnesses.

MARSHALL C.y ROGERS. v

7 Witnesses;

G. Tor, EUGENE KELLEY. 

